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4 adults struck by lightning outside elementary school

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Four adults were struck by lightning at an elementary school bus drop-off in Arizona on Friday, according to officials.

The lightning strike was reported at El Mirage Elementary shortly after 8:30 a.m., according to the El Mirage Police Department.

Police and the fire department responded to the scene to find four adults had been struck by lightning.

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